Braintree vs Norwich City U21 prediction
Braintree
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
19:30National League Cup
Norwich City U21
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Braintree vs Norwich City U21: preview and prediction
Braintree welcome Norwich City U21 to Rare Breed Meat Co. Stadium in Braintree on Tuesday 3 November, with kick-off at 19:30. Braintree go into it 6th in the table after three games, with Norwich City U21 2nd. Last time out Braintree beat Hampton & Richmond 1-0 at home, and Norwich City U21 won 4-3 away at Derby County U21.
Braintree: form and key numbers
Braintree have won one, drawn one and lost one of their three National League Cup games so far, scoring 5 and letting in 6. That has them 6th on 4 points.
Their last six in all competitions read two wins, no draws and four defeats, at 1.0 goals scored and 2.7 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Hampton & Richmond 1-0 at home; before that came a 2-1 win at home to Dagenham & Redbridge and a 6-0 defeat away at Farnham Town.
They failed to score in two of those games. At home they've won two of four recently (6 scored, 7 conceded).
- HHampton & Richmond1-0W
- HDagenham & Redbridge2-1W
- AFarnham Town0-6L
- ASalisbury0-3L
- HWest Ham United U212-4L
- HTruro City1-2L
Braintree: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Norwich City U21: form and key numbers
So far in the National League Cup, Norwich City U21 have won one, drawn one and lost one of three, with 5 goals scored and 6 conceded, good for 2nd place and 5 points.
Over the last six matches it has been four wins, one draw and one defeat, averaging 3.0 goals for and 2.3 against. Last time out they beat Derby County U21 4-3 away; before that came a 1-1 draw at home to Bristol City U21 and a 4-2 win at home to West Ham United U21.
Norwich City U21 are unbeaten in three. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. On the road they've won three of four recently (13 scored, 11 conceded).
- ADerby County U214-3W
- HBristol City U211-1D
- HWest Ham United U214-2W
- AAldershot3-5L
- AReading U213-2W
- AExeter U213-1W
Norwich City U21: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Braintree vs Norwich City U21: match analysis
Home and away form points to Norwich City U21: Braintree have won two of their last four at home, Norwich City U21 three of their last four on the road. One point separates the two sides in the table. Norwich City U21 also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Norwich City U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 5 | Aldershot Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 6 | Braintree | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | Fulham U21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
We make Norwich City U21 favourites at 46%, with Braintree on 33% and the draw at 22%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.
- 1.03.0
- 2.72.3
- 1.62.1
On goals, it expects around 3.6 in the game: 1.6 for Braintree and 2.1 for Norwich City U21. Over 2.5 goals is 67% and both teams scoring 63%.
Their recent games have averaged 4.5 goals.
Every market at a glance
- ResultNorwich City U21 win46%
- Double chanceEither team wins78%
- GoalsOver 2.567%
- Both teams to scoreYes63%
- Clean sheetNorwich City U2125%
- CornersBraintree 5.0 · Norwich City U21 5.110.1 expected
- Cards4.3 yellows expectedRed 15%
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Braintree vs Norwich City U21
Following Away win, Over 2.5 goals, Both teams to score · yes